Abergavenny Chronicle

TALKS ON HEALTH. 1 BY A FAMILY DOCTOR. WAX IN THE EAR. THe ear is a highly-complicated organ; there is much more cf it inside than out- e, and it is not by any meauo every case that can be treated through the external Orific,e. One of the commonest- causes of jteafness id wax in the ear, and I cannot too earnestly recommend you not to make the attempt to remove the wax yourself. It must be done by a doctor. At the bottom pf .the ear is a drum of thin skin to which 1s attached a delicate little bone, and any l'ough treatment oi the ear subjects the drum to graN-Q. risk of injury. You are for- bidden to use ear-picks and car-shovels, and other instruments of torture. The doctor tJses a carofuUy-dlrcctcd stream of warm Waiter, and that can do no harm. If you dip your head under water, or go bathing, the water never stays in your ear. It fee is as though- the water is still in, but what has really happened is that the dry wax has absorbed moisture and become swollen to twice its size. Wax is not dirt, and it is no disgrace to have wax in the cars. Some people never need syringeing; others need it every six months. Never make the mis- take of syringe wig out an ear simply be- cause it is deaf; if the deafness is due to catarrh you will do harm. FROM THE EAR TO THE THROAT. I An essential part of the organ of bearing is an air-tu be which leads from the ear to the back of the throat. For the hearing to be perfect this air-tube must be open and clear, so that the air has free entry into the ear. This will make it clear to you why children with adenoids arc deaf. The adenoids are growths very much like the tonsils, and they are found at the back of the throat just where the air-tube opens. The adenoids block the opening of the tube and disturb the normal mechanism of hear- ing, and no cure can be liolwcl for until the adenoids are removed and thrown into the dust-bin. But apart from adenoids, or- dinary catarrh will block up the air-tube. The nose itself is easily blocked up by catarrh, and anyone with a cold in the head finds the air-way through the nose completely obstructed. Hcncc, the deafness due to catarrh of the tBroat and nose must be treated by methods applied to the spot; it is useless to put apparatus and instru- ments and lotions into the outside car. THE SUN-CURE FOR CATARRH. I Some folk have a chronic catarrh; they seem never to be able to get rid of it. I think, if I were in that position and were a young man starting my career, I should seriously consider leaving England for some dry, warm climate. The British Empire is vast, and a spot can be chosen where the Absence of logs and damp, dreary weather would allow tlio catarrh to cure itself. The "warm sun is a wonderful remedy tor catarrhal deafness. Talk over the possibility of going to New Zealand or Australia, or Johannesburg. Meanw hile, go in tor all the out-door sport that yon can reduce your cigarettes to a minimum; and take care of your digestion. The catarrh may be due to a defect in the structure of the nose. Ar. operation may remedy the defect, the catarrh is improved, and the deafness dis- appears. Do not go to New Zealand if the "whole trouble is the presence of a polypus, which can be removed by a skilful surgeon with a wire snare. 0 CONSIDERATION FOR THE DEAF. j Will you all, please, be very kind to deaf people. There is nothing so cruel as to make fun of a deaf man. Take pains to speak distinctly, and always look at him when you talk, because the movements of the lips i?l?) him. You must feel pity for anyone who is cut off from hearing ordinary con- versation in a room. Make a point of going to see the deaf person alone, so that you can talk directly in his car. Think of little ways to please the deaf. Their lot is a very hard one, and they ran not help beinc, a bit crotchety and suspicious. Good Christian people have pity on the deaf. A LEAGUE OF CHEERFULNESS. I Shall we form a National League of Cheer- fulness? -In eome quarters I fancy I de- tect a certain snappincss of temper that acts and. re-acts on all around us. Now, snappi- ness is a well-known infectious disease. If you could see the microbe that causes snappiness under' the microscope you would Qiave the horrors for a week; it is all spikes and poison fangs and glowering eyes. It Was I specially invented by some German professors and dropped among us from aeroplanes by the Kaiser's own urgent orders; believe me or not, as you like. Anyway, there is no I room for doubt tha.t every cheerful smile is Kailer as a punch on the nose of the liaiser. DETERMINED TO SMILE. I xou are made ill by worrying, and youi nervous irritability is doubled by snappinesa in others and soothed bv kindness. It is because I am a phvsicianu that I appeal for gentleness of maimers. Mind vou, I am full of sympathy. I am old enougt to remember the time when I had two new-laid eggs for breakfast, it seems a long time ago, now. I sometimes wish I had had my two boiled eggs photographed one morning,60 that I could have their picture framed and hun"- up by the miniatures of grandpa and grand- Illa and the other dear departed. But I know that the German Government aro -workint- night and day to make me miser- able and that makes me determined to. smile myself and make others emile. I know that peace is coming this year, and t-hat I shall see my dear boiled eggs once again in September. USE OF THE LEFT HAND. When you are wounded in the right hand, begin at the earliest possible date to prac- tice using your left. A medical student has to spend many months learning the struc- ture of the human body before he is allowed to enter the hospital and attend to real live patients. And he learns, among other things, that the left hand is exactly the came as the right—same bones, samo muscles, same nerves. The only reason we arc clumsy with the left hand is lack of practice. A movement such as making the letter A with a pencil seems a simple mat- ter. But it involves the accurate use of some hundreds of cells in the brain, the precise transmission of a nervous impulse down hundreds of nerves acting like electric wires, coupled with complete co-operation of the intricate system of small muscles in the pa.lm of the hand. It is only practice that can produce the perfect result. HINTS FOR PRACTICE. Therefore begin at once to work the left hand. You will remember that the left side of the body is controlled by the right side <4 the brain, and vice versa. Do not allow your right cerebral hemisphere to be lazy. Edu- cate' the uervo-muscular system by any simple trial of skIll-play cup and ball with the tefti hand until you can do it fifty times without a mistake; write your name and address with your left hand and eee that the writing improves; throw darts at a wooden board; do anything rather than sit still apd waste the precious hours.

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FASHION OF THE WEEK. A SMART SKIRT AND SOME ACCESSORIES. [E. 240.] One of the most useful items in an aver- age wardrobe is a simple, skirt of some pretty material suitable for' wear with a smart afternoon or evening blouse. Such skirts are quite easy to make just now, for they are very simple in style and depend for their effect upon the beauty of the material used and the excellence of the de- sign. Our sketch shows one of the newest of these skirts, a particularly graceful and te- coming model. As sketched, it is carried out in charmeuse, but it would look very well made up in soft satin, crepe de Chine, or silk. This skirt is absolutely plain, but is cleverly cut to fall slightly towards tho feet, the distinguishing line of the moment. It is athered a little at the waist, where it is. 1mished by a wide and beautifully draped girdle of the material, which is lined with silk of contrasting colour. This girdle has two long, broad ends, which fall nearly to the bottom of the skirt and have almost the effect of loose panels. I To the left is sketched a beautiful beaded bag of the newest shape. The bead embroi- dery is carried out in a warm ivory, almost a pa-le biscuit, tone, mingled tomato-red, buff, and a soft, greyish green, whilst the background is entirely worked in deep, mid- night blue, iridescent balls. The mount is in imitation tortoiseshell. Below are two umbrella handles. The first has a handle of a sort of buff cane with a peeted ball top of jade green wood. The second has a very dark cane handle with a round top of imitation clouded amber-the very pale, almost lemon-coloured amber— which is attached to the stick by a band of midnight-blue enamel. This umbrella has a safety loop of fine, gun-metal chain, which is carried through a hole pierced in the handle. To the right is shown a new collar of t, iie finest white organdy muslin. The entire collar is laid in 11 close knife pleats, the outer edge being cut into deep points. Below comes a charming bag of blue silk. i the lower nart of which is worked in beads in a curious mingled design in which there is no real pattern. The beads are in various shades of blue, green, coral-red, black, deep amber, and grey. I SOME NEW SPRING HATS. I I me nrst. spring nats nave aireaay maae their appearance ^in the West-End shops, and very a ttractive the majority of them are. They are of all sizes, varying from the little, almost toque-like model to the picturesque hat cf larger dimensions. One of the pret- J tiest models I have seen as yet was quite small, and was carried out in fine, dark blue straw. It had a round-domed crown and a double brim, the edges of which were held wide apart by a number of small dark blue roses, which shaded to a pale greyish blue, and had centres of a curious dull green. A very beautiful veil of dark blue lace was worn with this hat. Of the larger hats, the most tempting model I saw had a fairly small and rather high crown and a wide brim, which was bent into a slight but most delightful curve. The hat was en- tirely carried out in glossy straw in a lovely shade of brown, but the brim was lined with much finer straw in a' charming shade of ] dull blue. A broad ribbon round the crown formed the only trimming. Paper patterns can be supplied, price Is. l £ d. Enclose remittance and address to Miss Lisle, 8, La Belle Spuvage, London, E.C. 4. Note: The price may vary fro j week to week..

ARMED CIVILIANS. I According to the laws of war, any civilian ) who is found with arms in his possession if I liable to be. shot without mercy. Although this, seems a very severe rule, it is abso- lutely necessary for the safeguarding of the whole civil population. The rules of war say that no men will be recognised as com- batants unless liicy wear a distinguishing badge which can be easily recognised. If it j were not for this, any number of men could ) at any time band themselves together, and i say they were belligerents. If this were allowed, therefore, invading troops would safeguard themselves against surprises by killing every man in villages through which they marched. This particular rule is so stringent that even a non-combatant who took up arms to defend his wife against j some drunken soldier would be liable to be j shot.

A man who with two other men was charged at Stratford with shopbreaking was stated to have said to the policeman who discovered them in the shop: "You would make good burglars. We didn't hear you come. A sixteen-year-old boy named Honnisett has been found hanging from his bedstead at his home near Beachy llead.

^ll!illl!lI!lll!ii:ilsl!iijl!nii!lll!llllllll!ll!llllIilll!Hlllllllillllllllllllllllllillllllllillll!IIIII|llllllllllllllllllllllllEII!lllill!IIIIIIIIllNllllllStlllillIllil!illllll!IU!il!IHilllHili!l!ll!lil!llH I •. MOTHER AND v -nx t r = = Useful and Economical Hints on Domestic Management. = = == 511111111! 111111111111111111111111111111 II 11111111111111111 i 111111111111 i 1111 1IIIIIIIIIIUllllllllnfUIIIIIIIIIIIUU 111111111111111111111111111111 111111111111111 II III n 111II1 U! i 1 III! I (11111111 i 11111 i III!! IIII i II FE. Many women are merely advertisemenb I for their husband's earning capacities. REMEMBER THE SUNNY DAYS. I The average girl makes the mistake oi thinking that coupons entitling her to per. fact happiness are given away at the altar But, believe me (writes ELsie Cooper, in "Home Chat"), there arc going to be hours, and even days, when she finds that husband of hers the most exasperating creature on the face of the earth. And it is just these moments that Dame Gossip loves to point ta and art that marriage is a failure. On these occasions her memory is like oui memory of the weather; we so soon forget the long chain of sunny days and always re- member the date of a thunderstorm. SENTIMENTAL MAN. I MF>men," said, an acute observei, "art sadly at fault when they expect their lovers to be constantly expressing their devotion. It is a mistake, because a man's reticence on the subject of his affection is really due, -not to insensibility, but to the fact that he is actually more sentimental than woman. He is apt to reason than when once he has told a woman he loves her she will accept the statement, and he resents being ex- pected to repeat it constantly. It is offen- sive to his sense of delicacy that he should be obliged to translate his love into what he feels to be crude and inadequate words. As a consequence, many a man in love will say or write anything rather than the words a woman most desires to hear—' I love you. WEDDING SUPERSTITIONS. I When the bride awakes on her wedding mcrning it is considered very lucky if a bird should alight on her window-sill. It is un- it, cky if a bride trips going downstairs when sh-3 is going to the carriage that is to take her to church. People say that good luc-k will follow a bride if on her way to church she se-es a mule. There is an odd supersti- tion in some parts of England that the "best man" should kiss the bride three times, as it brings more luck. It is said to be unlucky for a brido to forget to pack part of her trousseau and have it sent after her. THE CHILDREN'S PARTY. I -1 I- 1 -1 ?- I I 1JO not Keep a cniictren a party on TOO late, or the youngsters will be overiar and their enjoyment will have a bad effect instead of a good one. Hatf-past seven for the little ones, and nine o'clock at the latest for the older ones, ia quite late enough. The time at which you will expect the children ¡ to be called for should be made quite clear on the invitations. THE WEANING PROCESS. It is very important for the young mother to realise that weaning must not be done at once. It would be positively harmful to the child suddenly to d-eprive him of his bottle and cause him to be fed with cup and spoon, so that tke gradual use of the spoon coupled with the bottle is by far the wiser plan. Very thin, well-boiled oatmeal gruel, or one or other of the excellent foods now to be found on the market, may be given at this period to supplement the ordinary milk diet; indeed, an artificially prepared meal twice a day in lieu of suckling will be all that is necessary. Weaning, if com- menced about the ninth month, should be completed by the time the baby has reached his first birthday. Of course, there will be occasional cases where a very delicate child may receive other attention than this. WATCH THE CHILDREN. I Children should be trained to stand and sit correctly, and a careful nurse or mother will ever be on the look out for signs of any kinds of weakness in a child. Should it be seen that the weight of the body is being unduly placed on one side this must at once be put right, and when sitting at table or at play a child should never be allowed to bend the chest unduly. A LESSON FROM CANAPA. I The domestic servant difficulty is a very II real one, and many people who employed general servants before the war will now not be able to obtain one, or, if they could, would not be able to pay the wages she would want. It is obvious, says a writer in the Lady," that the small householder will find herself without domestic help. What she needs is some reform in the house itself. The majority of houses are still designed on nineteenth-century liaes, and in the nine- teenth century the chief idea of the archi- tect seems to have been to make housework as difficult and complicated as possible. America and Canada could teach us some profitable lessons on this subject. There the scarcity of domestic servants has led to the invention of many labour-saving arrange- ments, and it is quite possible for a house- wife to do her own wrl,- without undue drudging. The cooking-stove in Canada, for example, has its oven shelves on the level of the eye, and the door is of heavy fire. proof glass. There is no stooping or open- ing of the oven door every time the cook wants to examine her joint or pastry. Tho vast multitude of householders who suffer fiom the miserable lack of labour-saving, ap- pliances in the average English house ought to demand the carrying out of some im- provements. THs VALUE OF A CHANGE. I I Many a woman has to learn the recupera- tive value of change. After a hard day's work about the house, where one has been busy in directing domestics- in their duties, or, perhaps, has been personally conducting the daily routine which epells comfort for the dear ones, it will not be surprising that there is little desire to change for the even- ing. Similarly, too, the business girl, com- ing home tired and weary, finds it little to her mind to do so. She feels it a waste of time, or ignorantly believes that it will make her more tired to dress. The truth is, it will rest her more than any stimulant she can take. Fine oatmeal will clean lace that is not too badly soiled. When ironing lace a soft flannel cloth should be laid over it, and a linen cloth between that and the iron. A teaspoonful of salt added to starch makes ironing easier, and gives a fine gloss. Never use soda for washing aluminium saucepans. Use only plain warm water and soap. Curtains should always be allowed to dry thoroughly before they are starched. They will then keep clean longer. To prolong, the life of a clothes line wrap fine twine evenly and firmly for about three inches around the parts that are subject to most strain and friction. A BURNT SAUCEPAN. Never use soda for a burnt saucepan. If you do it will be sure to burn again when next used. Instead, fill it, when cooking is done, with cold water to which a good spooji- ful of salt has been added, and leave it to soak for twenty-four hours. Then boil up the water, and the burnt portion will come off quite easily. J A RUSTY COPPER. If the inside of a copper is rusty this will be found a very good plan for preventing the clothes from becoming stained. Tack on to a child's wooden hoop sufficient old linen or calico to form a large bag, and place it inside 4-hc copper, the hoop resting on the outside of the copper. There will then be no fear of stains from the rust. WASHING MADE EASIER. wives or worKing-mon wnose occupations make shirts, overalls, etc., very dty may lessen their labour by the following method. After washing the articles, soak them for an hour in weak, eold-watet starch, then wring and dry. The next time they are washed the dirt comes out easily, so that there is less labour and less wear-and-taar by rub- bing. THE COAL SCUTTLE. When buying a new kitchen scuttle, get a carpenter to cut a piece of wood to fit the bottom. This saves wear and tear of the ecuttle, which will last far longer than if used without a false bottom. The wood once cut can be used indefinitely. LAMP CHIMNEYS. If you put a lamp-chimney into a large pan of cold water, and bring it slowly to the boil, then lift the pan off the fire and don't take the chimney out till the water is cold, it will last for. months without cracking. Lamp-chimneys and globes should never be washed with water. Use a paste made of whiting and methylated spirit. Rub it on, and leave to dry, then polish off with soft rags. If the gl-iss is very much stained, and crcam cf whiting and methylated does not take the stains out, clean them off with hot vinegar. Rubbing lamp-chimneys with dry salt makes the lamp burn brighter. SOME USEFUL RECIPES. I POTTED SALMON.—Take a half-size tin of salmon, one breakfastcupful of fine bread- crumbs, one egg, one ounce of margarine (or good dripping), salt, pepper, and a table- spoonful each of anchovy sauce and chopped parsley. Pound the salmon, beX the yolk and white of the egg separately, and melt the margarine. Stir the yolk, into the bread- crumbs, and add the seasonings, then pour in the melted margarine. Mix thoroughly with the pounded salmon, and lastly fold in the stiffly whisked whe of egg. Pour into a greased basin, and steam for one hour. Turn out when required, and serve with tomato, beetroot, or potato salad. SAVOURY RICE .NIOULDS.-Riee i6 one Qf the greatest aids to the housewife, for so many nourishing and pleasing dishes can be achieved from a plain boiled rice founda- tion. Boil half a pound of Patna rice, as for curry. Peel and boil a large Spanish onion, drain thoroughly, then pound with two ounces of clarified dripping. Add a large tablespoonful of chopped parsley, a teaspoonful of salt, and a dash of cayenne pepper. Take three dried eggs, prepare ac- cording to directions, and beat into the mix- ture. Turn into a greased mould and steam for half an hour. Pour parsley sauce over before serving. BACON AND ONION DUMPLINGS.—Take some large onions, divide them, and remove only as much of the hearts as will leave room for a small piece of ham or bacon. Make a suet crust rather stiff, flatten out a piece the size required, put the divided dnion together, and cover it with the paste. Tie each dumpling in a floured cloth, and boil them for two hours. TRIPE AND ONIONS.—Put the tripe into a stewpan and blanch it by pouring boiling water over. Stand .oan on the stove until the water re-boiis. then lift out the tripe, scrape it well, and divide into small even-sized pieces. Lay these in a clean pan, cover with milk, and add two or three Spanish onions, peeled and cut into slices. As soon as the milk boils, draw the pan from the fire and let the contents simmer for one and a-half to two hours, when the tripe should be tender enough to pierce with a fork. Take out the tripe, chop the onions, and thicken the milk. Flavour and re-heat the sauce, then return the tripe to the pan. Send to table very hot with a dish of mashed potatoes. Mashed swedes or turnips and carrots, or plain boiled rice, are also very nice with tripe cooked in this way. If milk is considered too extravagant, slightly salted water can be used, with only enough milk for the onion sauce, but it must be re- membered that .the milk greatly enhances the nourishment of the food. <

OUR CHILDREN'S CORNER. TOM'S FRIENDS. The room at the very tcp of the house was Tom's own. Woe betide anyone who went in there, for he did not like to have his pety disturbed. T'hrne were tame rabMts in one corner, tadpoles on the mantelpiece, and two doves in a cage hanging on the wall. But the pets Tom liked the most were his mice Brown mice, grey mice, black and white mice, big mice and little mice, Tom had them all. It would have made you laugh to have I seen them at play. The tricks ihey did were r very clever. Tom had taught them to turn I head over heels on tli1? swing, and it was quite an coasv thing for them to run up and I down the ladders. I I will tell you of something that once hap- pened to them. Tom one day became very ill, and was not allowed to see anyone in case they grew ill too. His little sister looked after his pets while he was ill. but the mice loved Tom so much that they would not take food from anyone else. I Poor little things! They were slowly kill- ing themselves just because Tom was not there to feed them When Tom got better and was able to see his sister, she told him about them, and I it made him very sad. So he thought and thought and thought. Soon a wav c?,e to him by which he would [ be able to save his little friends. He saved j all he could from his :"?als. a ad although he was told he nuut not leave the room, he slipped out when no one was about and went upstairs to see his pets. How pleased they were to see him! The Tabbits ran from one side of the hutch to the other, and tha doves began to coo. Tom went to them and put his fingers through the bars and they kissed his hand. Then he opened the door of the mouse house and looked in. The mice squeaked when they saw who it was, and Tcm put the food he had brought with him gr the floor of tn-a. house. s- He could not stop. much as; he wanted f6. for he did not want anyone to know what he had done. Every day until he was well he saved some food for his faithful little friends, and took it to them himcejf. They grew fatter and fatter, and when he was well Tom told his mother what he had done. She did not scold him" as he had ex- pected, for she couid see that it was his love for his animals that had made Hm dis- obedient. Tom was glad when Mother for- gave him. TWO OF A TRADE. "We are two of a trade," said the Owl to the Cat. Said the Cat, "I can see nothing funny in that. We are see kers of mice And other things nice. Is there t anxthing funny in that?" said the Cat. "I can fee nothing funny in that." "I see something funny," said the Owl U the Cat; "When a nice little plump little fat little rat Catches hold of your nose, And then off he goes." "I see nothing funny in that," said the Cat, "I can see nothing funny in that." This soon led to a fight, but who won the day, Is a thing which I'm afraid I cannot quite say, For a polioeman caught sight Of the cat-and-owl fight, And took them away—which way I can't say, But he took them away, far away. A WITCH TALE. "If you will not go to bed, Miss Syfeil," said Nurse, "the witches will have you." "I do not want to go to bed, and I am not tired, and I don't believe there are such- things as witches," answered Sybil. "Be a good girl," said Nurse. "Now I am going to leave you to undress yourself and put yourself to bed." Nurse walked out of tho room and left Sybil by herself. "I am sure Nurse is talking nonsense," she said. "Witches! I do not believe in them Oh, really!" said a voice, which sounded like the cats. "We will see about that." Sybil had undressed and slipped into bed. She looked up. Sitting at one corner of the- top rail of the foot of her cot she saw a black cat. At the other corner she espied a rabbit sitting on the knob and wagging its ears. "Who arc you, please?" asked Sybil. "I am the Witch's companion," answered the Cat. And I-I am the friend of the Cat," put in the Rabbit. "I have been told to fetch you to the woods to-night, as the Witch wants to see you very much," said the Cat. Sybil was going to say that she did not want to go, but before she could get the words out of her mouth sfie found herself being dragged out of *the window. Into the garden they went, past the gate, and into the wood on the opposite side of the road. In front of a cauldron, which hung oiL three sticks sat an old woman-a Witch, Sybil thought. The Cat got up on to the Witch's shoulder and purred, while the Rab- bit sat on the ground. "Have you brought my supper?" the Witch asked the two animals. The Cat and the Rabbit began to giggle. The Witch looked it- them and then saw Sybil. "Ha, ha, ha laughed the old woman. "A nice, fat little girl for supper. He, he, he Poor Sybil felt quite frightened and tried to shout for help. The Witch took hold of her with her long, thin hands and dragged her towards the (auldToTI. and thcn- Sybil opened her eyes and saw Nurse bend- ing over her. "Wake up, Sybil!" she said. "It's eight o'clock, and you must have been dreaming. You have been making such funnny noises." But where is the Witch and the Cat and Othe Rabbit?" she asked. Nurse said she did not know, and smiled. TOMMY'S BIRTHDAY. Yesterday was Tommy's Birthday. I If leave you to guess how old he is. When he. came down to breakfast he found a letter all for himself; Tommy picked it up. I do believe he was afraid to open it, but- when he did, he found a funny looking paper with a figure like this-51- -in the corner. "What's this mean, mamma T" "If you take it to the post-office you will see. After breakfast Tommy made off to the post-office, and they gave him five bright new silver shillings. Two parcels were also waiting there for him. Tommy sat down by the roadside to open them. Inside on^ a railway, and in the other was a paint-box. Father and mother srave -him-weil, T won't tell you what they gave him, for I'ar suro it would make you jealous. Then in the afternoon he had a party; T can't stay now to tell you all about it, but Tommy was quite happy and quite tired. When asleep he dreahm a? 12),)Y and cluite. tir-ed. When asleep he dreajned of nothing else but railways, paints, and postal orders, and parties, and all the things that make birth- days so happy.

James Kelly, farm labourer, who supplied German prisoners with four bottles of whisky, was fined X20 at Poel. Isle of Man.